---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000106640-23-000083"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WHR"
cik: "0000106640"
company_name: "WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T18:17:04.514087+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Whirlpool Q1 GAAP loss $3.27/sh, guides GAAP EPS down to $13-15; ongoing EPS $2.66, reaffirms $16-18

## Summary
- Net sales $4,649M, down 5.5% YoY; ongoing EBIT margin 5.4%, sequential improvement ~200 bps.
- GAAP net loss $(179)M, $(3.27) diluted share vs $5.33 profit year ago, hit by EMEA non-cash charge.
- North America EBIT margin 10.0%, up >400 bps sequentially; share gains of 1 pt YoY and sequentially.
- Revises FY 2023 GAAP EPS to $13.00-$15.00 (from $16-$18); reaffirms ongoing EPS $16-$18 and net sales ~$19.4B.
- Declares Q2 dividend $1.75/sh; free cash flow guidance unchanged at ~$800M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000106640-23-000083
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WHR
- cik: 0000106640
- company_name: WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664023000083/0000106640-23-000083-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664023000083/whr-20230424.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000106640-23-000083.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ reported full-year 2023 results: EPS $16.00 to $18.00. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: full-year 2023
  - EPS: $16.00 to $18.00
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: GAAP loss per diluted share of $(3.27) impacted by non-cash charge associated with the EMEA transaction from seasonal working capital changes • Ongoing (non-GAAP) EBIT margin (1) of 5.4% with sequential (2) improvement of approximately 200 basis points; ongoing (non-GAAP) earnings per diluted share (3) of $2.66 • The North America region delivered EBIT
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664023000083/0000106640-23-000083-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ reported full-year 2023 results: EPS $16.00 to $18.00. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: full-year 2023
  - EPS: $16.00 to $18.00
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Reaffirming ongoing earnings per diluted share (3) of $16.00 to $18.00
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664023000083/0000106640-23-000083-index.htm

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